Technical Lead (Hybrid )

Position Title: Technical Lead (Hybrid )

Location: Baltimore MD

Duration: 6 Months

Position Description

The Technical Lead will be the team s full-stack web developer and go-to technology specialist. This position will report to the Director of Digital Services. This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

• Establish and socialize solution architecture including new technologies and integrations with existing systems across teams and to a variety of stakeholders
• With the team s UX designers implement front-ends with end-users (residents and/or City employees) and be comfortable talking about your products without using jargon
• Serve as the team s full-stack web developer; build any needed in-house digital services using modern tools and approaches including open source cloud infrastructure containerization for deployment etc.
• Create and implement maintenance and support plans for any in-house products and services
• Ensure team s work complies with application security controls established by Baltimore City Information & Technology (BCIT) and adopts cybersecurity best practices
• Evaluate work quality of deliverables provided by vendors including level of effort estimates code review test coverage and acceptance criteria
• Champion modern software practices on topics such as DevOps agile project management continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) security testing and automation and support adoption throughout City government
• Build trust and partnerships by working alongside agency partners

Education and Experience

• Five (5) years of experience building web applications including front-end (user interface) and back-end (database and architecture) design testing and deployment
• Ability to demonstrate code complies with cybersecurity policies and best practices
• Deep empathy and understanding of equity and inclusiveness particularly as these show up in technology
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Well-versed in Drupal development
• Experience working closely with UI/UX designers
• Experience with Google Analytics setup for products
• Proficiency in programming languages (e.g. Java JavaScript and CSS)

Skills Requirements

• A portfolio of user-centered digital products and web applications
• Comfort in high-pressure fast-paced environments and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Function well in ambiguity
• High comfort and familiarity with web development best practices including agile development user-centered design open-source development automated testing and deployment and working with cloud platforms.
• Experience developing and implementing modern tech stacks preferably experience integrating with Microsoft O365 and Azure suite and legacy IT environments
• Flexibility in terms of technology and focused on outcomes for residents not using a particular technology as a solution looking for a problem
• Ability to contribute to data analysis analytics and visualization as needed
• Knowledge of Python and SQL